Cocoa Butter: Grow on Cacao trees and the fatty part is used to make the foods that we eat such as chocolate. It is used in lotions and skin care priducts like health cream, facial washes, etc...
Type of chemical: Cocoa butter is a form of
Effects of too much/little: The effects are almost the same as if you eat too much or little chocolate. Since they are bothe closely related they have realive effects. If you have too much then you get really hyper and overactive and it can be different if you have an allergic effect. If youdont have enough then nothing really bad will happen. It is ok to have a piecs of chocolate sometimes.
Which human systems are most effected: The human systems that are effected would be your whole body if you feel weak after you eat it.
What foods contain this chemical: The foods that have cocoa butter in them are chocolate mainly such as hot chocolate, chocolate candy cocoa powder, etc. . .
Chemical formula: CH3(CH2)16COOH
What is the chemical rection with the body: If in eaten there will be no adverse reaction (unless allergic) because cocoa butter is a RDA approved food ingredient. If it is inhaled there shold be no reaction to it at all given the type of the product.
Type of chemical: Cocoa butter is a form of
Effects of too much/little: The effects are almost the same as if you eat too much or little chocolate. Since they are bothe closely related they have realive effects. If you have too much then you get really hyper and overactive and it can be different if you have an allergic effect. If youdont have enough then nothing really bad will happen. It is ok to have a piecs of chocolate sometimes.
Which human systems are most effected: The human systems that are effected would be your whole body if you feel weak after you eat it.
What foods contain this chemical: The foods that have cocoa butter in them are chocolate mainly such as hot chocolate, chocolate candy cocoa powder, etc. . .
Chemical formula: CH3(CH2)16COOH
What is the chemical rection with the body: If in eaten there will be no adverse reaction (unless allergic) because cocoa butter is a RDA approved food ingredient. If it is inhaled there shold be no reaction to it at all given the type of the product.
URL's http://www.sci-toys.com/ingredients/stearic_acid.html
http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=4002012
http://www.fabulousfoods.com/school/csingred/chocolate.html
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2002/602521.htm
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